considering investing $80,000 in a running profitable restaurant

[acer500ex]

Not Barbados.

Think wealthy stable countries in the middle east like Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.

Doing business in these countries as a foreigner comes with its own challenges but the profits can be easier to make.

[billbenson]

That was my second guess

[mrinc]

I think any investment in a "high-risk" business like restaurants, lounges and clubs should be approached with caution in general, but it looks like you've got a nice conservative plan. Who is your equipment financing through? I ask because my best friend's family owns a restaurant in North Carolina and they've found that by simply shopping around for better financing for high depreciation equipment (everything in a restaurant kitchen) they really added to their bottom line. The company they use for their equipment financing apparently saved them about 14k annually and the interest was far less than they were paying before. But its making those minor adjustments, IMHO that really drives ROI. You may want to look into something like this as well.